Probiotics for Cold Prevention? + Immune Boosting Smoothie Recipe

Probiotic’s are added to every food you see in the grocery store these days. Probiotic’s are excellent for boosting your immune system and keeping your gut bacteria balanced. The issue with probiotic’s being added to store-bought foods is that they are all processed which means the live enzyme’s these foods say they have in them died during the processing system. Unless you are making your own Kombucha, Kefir, or Kimchi at home then the store-bought probiotic-added foods are not give you the probiotic’s you think they are.

I love Kombucha, Kefir and Kimchi, but I don’t eat or drink it daily. The simplest way for me to get probiotic’s in my diet is to take a daily probiotic supplement, which I do. It comes in my daily nutritional packet I take, but you can also buy it separately.

Probiotic’s do help regulate your immune function & there have been some studies that state it can help to prevent the cold virus (acute upper respiratory infections).

I very rarely get sick (since I take a high quality multi-vitamin daily), but if I do start to feel that tickle in my throat or stuffy nose coming on, I always start taking a Vitamin-C Immune Boosting complex supplement that contains echinachea and astralagus as well as a few other immune boosting herbs and minerals.

Here are a few other tips to boost your immune system and stay healthy during cold season (especially for those kiddos that always seem to come home with a cold at the beginning of the school year):

Drink plenty of water daily

Exercise daily

Get outside in the fresh air and sunshine

Wash your hands with triclosan-free hand soap frequently (especially after being around someone who is sick)

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I'm a personal trainer who loves yoga, coffee and wine! I love motivating and inspiring others to live as healthy as possible by sharing simple daily habits that they can easily incorporate into their lives.
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